On a work in progress
Just got the draft manuscript and book cover back from my publisher for the book I plan to release this summer.
The front cover provisionally has a work of surrealist art that is true to the content of the book. It is a kind of fantastic painting of a woman’s face. From Wikipedia: “Surrealism was a cultural movement which developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I and was largely influenced by Dada. The movement is best known for its visual artworks and writings and the juxtaposition of distant realities to activate the unconscious mind through the imagery. Artists painted unnerving, illogical scenes…”
As a grad student, I read that the problem with surrealism is that it can be amoral or immoral because it allows your subconscious almost free reign (see Salvador Dalí). But I think the piece of art on the cover is appropriate in a way because the planned book contains a few risqué jokes and poems and some sensitive topics in brief essays.